Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) Given Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS - Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the five analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $5.52.

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Benchmark decreased their price target on Kosmos Energy from $8.00 to $7.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of Kosmos Energy from $5.00 to $4.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price target on Kosmos Energy from $5.00 to $4.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Kosmos Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $5.60 price target on shares of Kosmos Energy in a report on Wednesday, December 18th.

Kosmos Energy Stock Performance

NYSE KOS traded down $0.32 on Friday, reaching $2.49. The stock had a trading volume of 14,958,328 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,233,995. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.25, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.47. The company has a market cap of $1.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.24 and a beta of 2.41. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $3.32 and a two-hundred day moving average of $3.80. Kosmos Energy has a 1-year low of $2.45 and a 1-year high of $6.58.

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.01 by ($0.02). Kosmos Energy had a return on equity of 31.08% and a net margin of 12.21%. The business had revenue of $397.66 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $387.60 million. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Kosmos Energy will post 0.42 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Ronald W. Glass sold 10,354 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.12, for a total value of $32,304.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 299,498 shares in the company, valued at $934,433.76. This represents a 3.34 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Andrew G. Inglis sold 138,689 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.12, for a total value of $432,709.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 3,959,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,352,080. This represents a 3.38 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 503,970 shares of company stock valued at $1,572,386 over the last ninety days. 2.02% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Kosmos Energy

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Kosmos Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $35,723,000. Patient Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Kosmos Energy by 81.6% during the 4th quarter. Patient Capital Management LLC now owns 17,147,729 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $58,645,000 after acquiring an additional 7,707,707 shares during the period. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC lifted its holdings in Kosmos Energy by 22.1% during the fourth quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 32,627,567 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $111,586,000 after purchasing an additional 5,906,210 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Kosmos Energy by 28.1% in the fourth quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 18,743,734 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $64,104,000 after purchasing an additional 4,114,499 shares during the period. Finally, Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Kosmos Energy by 39.2% in the fourth quarter. Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC now owns 11,421,895 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $39,063,000 after purchasing an additional 3,218,394 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.33% of the company's stock.

Kosmos Energy Company Profile

Kosmos Energy Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas along the Atlantic Margins in the United States. The company's primary assets include production projects located in offshore Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, as well as gas projects located in offshore Mauritania and Senegal.